Bruins are closer than they appear

‘It’s taken a while for the tactics of “Iron” Mike Keenan to settle into the Bruins, but they have slowly improved since replacing Pat Burns with Keenan. Although they are a .500 team with a 19-19-6-5 record for fourth in the Northeast Division, Boston has been hot lately, going 5-3-1-1 in its last 10 games.’